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  • 2018 K–12 IT Salary & Job Satisfaction Survey May 24, 2018
    With only three exceptions, salaries are up across the board for technology professionals in K–12 education in the last two years. The biggest gripe continues to be (not terribly surprisingly) budgets.
  • How to Use Games to Juice up Science Lessons May 23, 2018
    The use of gaming for student-centered learning eliminates constraints, increases engagement, boosts collaboration and empowers students to find answers through deep and rich experiences.
  • Skills Deficit Will Imperil U.S. Economy by 2030 May 23, 2018
    For all the talk of technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics doing away with the human element in corporate life, well trained human beings are still an essential ingredient. In fact, if the current skills gap remains unplugged, b...
  • New Nonprofit Will Focus on Flipped and Active Learning May 23, 2018
    A new nonprofit has formed to focus on "identifying and supporting global standards for flipped learning and related active learning instruction." Known as the Academy of Active Learning Arts and Sciences, the organization was created out of the F...
  • Shuttered Online Charter Being Sued by State of Ohio May 22, 2018
    The school was founded in 2000 and by 2015 had a student enrollment of 14,453, making it the Ohio's largest charter. By 2016, while ECOT had the "single-largest graduating high school class" in the country, it also had the worst failure rate.

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  • Puzzle App Teaches Coding & Challenges Learners
    Human Resource Machine EDUChallenging puzzles will grab the imagination of any coding enthusiast Pros: Game design puts conceptual understanding of coding to work; challenges are interesting and fun. Cons: Support for teachers and students is weak...
  • Class Tech Tips: How To Tell Your School’s Story on Instagram with Spark Post
    Earlier this year I had the chance to present at the Magnet Schools of America Conference in Chicago. If you’ve been following along for the past few years, you may already know that I taught at a magnet school in New York City. The very fir...
  • How To Listen To Music Without Destroying Your Hearing
    May 31, 2018, is Save Your Hearing Day; learn how to save your hearing with this article. According to The World Health Organization 1.1 billion people ages 12-35 listen to personal audio devices at “unsafe volumes,” risking permanent ...
  • IMS Global Learning Consortium Announces 2018 Award Winners
    IMS Global Learning Consortium announced the winners of its annual awards during the Learning Impact Leadership Institute in Baltimore, Maryland.Beatriz Arnillas, senior educational advisor, itslearning (formerly the director of education tec...
  • Sharing Classroom Data with Sheets
    There are some really interesting ways that classroom teachers can use Google Forms, Sheets, Slides, and Sites to share information. The best way to explain what I mean is to show you an example. I created a classroom reading log to track the num...